WiFi and GPS - Data Usage

8900 Curve (EDGE, Wi-Fi)
Carrier - Rogers
v.4.6.1.250 (Platform 4.2.0.113)
Simple and stupid questions:
1. If the WiFi is enabled, does it mean if I surf the internet any downloading of the pages or surfing does not count towards my data plan usage? Is that correct?
2. There is a golf application (I'm sure there are many) that allows my device to be used as a GPS distance device for golf. It uses the GPS of my device. Is it true that if the app is designed so that my device uses the satellite GPS system vs the cell tower GPS, that there will be no data usage (other than the downloading of the app itself and golf course itself - not major drain of data usage).
Sorry for the questions above if they are simple and stupid. 

1. The native BlackBerry OS itself, and most applications, will prefer the WiFi connection.
2. Yes, the GPS signal is via satellite. Your mapping data is from your EDGE or carrier connection. I don't know about your EXACT golf course map application, but it is my experience that mapping aplications do use lots of data.
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